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111Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… …
112Angloamerikanisches Maßsystem — Die angloamerikanischen Maßsysteme haben ihren Ursprung im mittelalterlichen England und fanden Verbreitung im Einflussgebiet des ehemaligen Britischen Weltreichs. Das angloamerikanische Maßsystem existiert in mehreren Varianten und ist kein in… …
113electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …
114Список награждённых Национальной медалью науки США — Джошуа Ледерберг (справа) получает Национальную медаль науки из рук Президента США Джорджа Буша старшего Список …
115T-carrier — In telecommunications, T carrier, sometimes abbreviated as T CXR , is the generic designator for any of several digitally multiplexed telecommunications carrier systems originally developed by Bell Labs and used in North America, Japan, and Korea …
116Life extension — refers to an increase in maximum or average lifespan, especially in humans, by slowing down or reversing the processes of aging. Average lifespan is determined by vulnerability to accidents and age related afflictions such as cancer or… …
117Sea level — For the sea level change associated with the current episode of global warming, see current sea level rise. For other uses, see Sea level (disambiguation). This marker indicating the sea level is placed on the path from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea …
118Age of the universe — The age of the universe is the time elapsed between the theory of the Big Bang and the present day. Current observations suggest that this is about 13.73 billion years, with an uncertainty of about +/ 120 million years. The lowering of the… …
119Ellipsometry — is a versatile and powerful optical technique for the investigation of the dielectric properties (complex refractive index or dielectric function) of thin films. It has applications in many different fields, from semiconductor physics to… …
120thermometry — /theuhr mom i tree/, n. 1. the branch of physics dealing with the measurement of temperature. 2. the science of the construction and use of thermometers. [1855 60; THERMO + METRY] * * * Science of measuring the temperature of a system or the… …
